Herb
Bud
Watercress bud is a prepared form of the flower, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.38 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 26.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.97 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.16 g
- Total Sugars 0.97 g
- Complex / starch 0.94 g
- Protein 2.89 g
- Water 84 g
- Energy 38 kcal
- Water 84 g
- Carbohydrates 6.97 g
- Protein 2.89 g
- Fat 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.38 g
- Omega-3 0.04 g
- Vitamins 428 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.13 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 87.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 2.14 mg
- Vitamin K 318 µg
- Minerals 332 mg
- Major Minerals 330 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.13 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.45 · vitamin-b6: 0.22 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 87.1 · vitamin-e: 2.14 · vitamin-k: 317.8 ·
Minerals
Bud of Watercress: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of watercress for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named bud portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected watercress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named bud portions.
Cold storage and transport made watercress a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named bud portions.